Court Cases

Learn more about the lawsuits shaping voting rights, redistricting and elections by exploring Democracy Docket’s comprehensive database of cases. Click on any case to find a brief summary of the lawsuit and all relevant filings in the “case documents” section.

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Pennsylvania Bucks County On-Demand Mail-in Ballot Application Issues Lawsuit

Donald J. Trump for President 2024, Inc v. Bucks County Board of Elections

Lawsuit filed by Donald J. Trump for President 2024, Republican National Committee (RNC), Republican Party of Pennsylvania, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate David McCormick and Friends of Dave Campaign against the Bucks County Board of Elections and its members seeking to extend Bucks County’s deadline for in-person mail-in ballot applications.

Filed: October 30, 2024

Pennsylvania Overseas Voter Verification Challenge

Reschenthaler v. Schmidt

Lawsuit filed by five Republican representatives against Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt (R) and Deputy Secretary for Elections Jonathan Marks challenging the state’s verification of overseas voter eligibility before accepting and counting their ballots.

Filed: September 30, 2024

Decided: October 29, 2024

Pennsylvania Luzerne County Drop Box Removal Challenge

In This Together NEPA Inc. v. Crocamo

Lawsuits filed by In This Together NEPA and three voters against the Luzerne County Board of Elections and Registration and county manager Romilda Crocamo challenging the county’s decision to eliminate the use of drop boxes.

Filed: October 1, 2024

Decided: October 7, 2024

Pennsylvania Mail-in Ballot Notice and Cure Procedures Challenge

Republican National Committee v. Schmidt

Petition filed by the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Republican Party of Pennsylvania against Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt (R) and Pennsylvania’s 67 county boards of elections challenging the authority of county boards to develop mail-in ballot notice-and-cure procedures.

Filed: September 18, 2024

Decided: October 5, 2024

Pennsylvania Absentee Ballot Return Policy Challenge

Zimmerman v. Schmidt

Lawsuit filed on behalf of members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives challenging Pennsylvania laws and guidance that allow voters to submit absentee ballots to their local Board of Elections

Filed: January 30, 2024

Decided: September 25, 2024

Pennsylvania Undated and Wrongly Dated Mail-in Ballots Challenge (New PA Project Education Fund)

New PA Project Education Fund v. Schmidt

Petition filed by the New PA Project Education Fund and other civic organizations against Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt (R) and all 67 county board of elections challenging the the state’s plan to not count mail-in ballots submitted with undated or wrongly dated outer envelopes.

Filed: September 25, 2024

Pennsylvania Philadelphia Undated and Wrongly Dated Mail-in Ballots Challenge

Baxter v. Philadelphia Board of Elections

Lawsuit filed by two voters against the Philadelphia Board of Elections challenging the board’s decision to not count mail-in ballots submitted with undated or wrongly dated outer envelopes.

Filed: September 23, 2024

Pennsylvania Undated and Wrongly Dated Mail-In Ballots Challenge (BPEP)

Black Political Empowerment Project v. Schmidt

Lawsuit filed on behalf of 10 pro-voting groups against Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt (R) challenging a state election law that disqualifies mail-in ballots due to incorrect or missing dates on the outer envelope.

Filed: May 28, 2024

Decided: September 19, 2024

Pennsylvania Lancaster County Incompletely Dated Mail-in Ballots Challenge

Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans v. Lancaster County Board of Elections

Lawsuit filed by the Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans (PARA) against the Lancaster County Board of Elections challenging the county’s rejection of several mail-in ballots missing the final two digits of the year as wrongly dated.

Filed: June 7, 2024

Decided: July 11, 2024

Pennsylvania Washington County Mail-in Ballot Error Concealment Challenge

Center for Coalfield Justice v. Washington County Board of Elections

Lawsuit filed by American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania challenging the Washington County Board of Elections’ decision to conceal information from voters whose mail-in ballots would not be counted in the 2024 primary election.

Filed: July 1, 2024

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